Modeling the power of vaccines

Scientists have designed a mathematical model that can predict COVID-19 vaccines’ effectiveness over the long term in healthy individuals and those who have cancer or suppressed immune responses.

Katie Marquedant • harvard
Jan. 9, 2023 ~4 min

SARS-CoV-2 viral toxin may make COVID worse

The SARS-CoV-2 spike protein can damage cell barriers that line the inside of blood vessels within organs of the body, researchers report.

Kara Manke-UC Berkeley • futurity
Jan. 9, 2023 ~12 min


After COVID, immune response to flu vax differs by sex

Does having had COVID-19 change the body's response to other threats? Depends on your sex, researchers report.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
Jan. 5, 2023 ~5 min

Long COVID stemmed from mild cases of COVID-19 in most people, according to a new multicountry study

While there are still far more questions than answers about long COVID-19, researchers are beginning to get a clearer picture of the health and economic consequences of the condition.

Theo Vos, Professor of Health Metric Sciences, University of Washington • conversation
Jan. 5, 2023 ~6 min

Simple nasal swab finds sneaky viruses other tests miss

Using a simple nasal swab to test for a single immune system molecule can detect stealthy viruses that standard tests may miss.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
Jan. 4, 2023 ~5 min

Simple nasal swab finds sneaky viruses other tests miss

Using a simple nasal swab to test for a single immune system molecule can detect stealthy viruses that standard tests may miss.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
Jan. 4, 2023 ~5 min

COVID infection messes up healthy gut bacteria balance

Research shows that COVID disrupts a healthy balance between good and bad microbes in the gut, especially with antibiotic treatment.

Patti Zielinski - Rutgers • futurity
Jan. 3, 2023 ~6 min

Work-from-home parents watched kids more in COVID’s first year

Parents, especially mothers, spent more time supervising their kids during the first year of the pandemic, researchers report.

Mike Cummings-Yale • futurity
Jan. 3, 2023 ~8 min


Work-from-home parents watched kids more in COVID’s first year

Parents, especially mothers, spent more time supervising their kids during the first year of the pandemic, researchers report.

Mike Cummings-Yale • futurity
Jan. 3, 2023 ~8 min

Kick up your heels – ballroom dancing offers benefits to the aging brain and could help stave off dementia

Dancing requires physical, social and cognitive engagement and, as a result, it may bolster a wide network of brain regions.

Helena Blumen, Associate Professor of Medicine and Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine • conversation
Jan. 3, 2023 ~5 min

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